I'm in a similar boat. I have about 500 bucks or so, maybe a bit more to burn on a computer. Need everything but peripherals.
Using an Intel chipset I came up with this, but this is my second computer build ever. If anyone could look this over and give me any red flags or suggestions, I would appreciate it. Will use this computer mostly for gaming Fallout 3, Crysis, probably a couple other FPS. I'm a big fan of Newegg, but if I can get a part for cheaper somewhere else, I'll just get it from there.
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - $99
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz -$120
GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card- $145
Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $42
Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $49
COOLER MASTER ELITE Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $40
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply - $60
LITE-ON 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS122-04 - $22
Mail-in Rebates: -30
Total: $548
I need to shave off a few bucks but am not sure where the best place to do it is... maybe a slightly cheaper graphics card and case? Is that enough power for this build?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Using an Intel chipset I came up with this, but this is my second computer build ever. If anyone could look this over and give me any red flags or suggestions, I would appreciate it. Will use this computer mostly for gaming Fallout 3, Crysis, probably a couple other FPS. I'm a big fan of Newegg, but if I can get a part for cheaper somewhere else, I'll just get it from there.
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - $99
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz -$120
GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card- $145
Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $42
Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $49
COOLER MASTER ELITE Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $40
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply - $60
LITE-ON 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS122-04 - $22
Mail-in Rebates: -30
Total: $548
I need to shave off a few bucks but am not sure where the best place to do it is... maybe a slightly cheaper graphics card and case? Is that enough power for this build?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.